Course topics: 1. Basic cultural and social overview of the country, similarities and differences between Canada and the USA. 2. Geography of Canada and its influence on cultural and social development. 3. Provinces and territories, major milestones in Canada\'s territorial development. 4. Original inhabitants and early settlements in the territory of present-day Canada. 5. French-English relations and their translation into the development of society in the 17th and 18th centuries. 6. The road to Canadian Confederation in the 19th century. 7. The Klondike Gold Rush as a starting point for a boom in the country\'s socio-economic development. 8. Canada during the First and Second World Wars, the long road to complete independence from Great Britain. 9. Canada\'s position in the world at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. 10. Characteristics of the Canadian political system, Canada and the Commonwealth of Nations. 11. The culture of Canada and the most important achievements of Canadian-born creators in the region and in the world. Multiculturalism. 12. National customs and traditions, cultural myths and stereotypes associated with the Canadian people.

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Supervisors and educators:
prof. PaedDr. Silvia Pokrivčáková, PhD. - Zabezpečuje, Kogarant, Hlavný garant
Mgr. Zuzana Sucháňová, PhD. - Kogarant
doc. PaedDr. Milan Pokorný, PhD. - Kogarant
PhDr. Ingrid Kálaziová, PhD. - Zabezpečuje, Kogarant, Cvičiaci, Prednášajúci, Skúšajúci, Zodpovedný za elearning, Vedúci semináru

Code: XAJKB311

Period: ZS

Credits: 3